Transmission valve neutralized by brake application

ABSTRACT

A device for controlling a change-over valve comprises a first manually operable lever to place the change-over valve into a desired position through a second lever connected to the valve, and a third manually operable lever to force, only when actuated, the valve into neutral position through the second lever irrespective of the actuation of said first lever, said levers being adapted to allow the valve to return automatically to a forward or reverse drive position from said neutral position upon release of the third lever.

States Patent 1191 Asano et al.

[111 3,765,520 1451 Oct. 16, 1973 [54] TRANSMISSION VALVE NEUTRALIZED BY1,582,725 4/1926 Bethel et a1 251/229 X 3,292,752 12/1966 Schuster eta1. 192/4 A X BRAKE APPLICATION 3,349,860 10/1967 Ross 192/4 B X [75]Inventors: Tadao sa o; Shin an Hiroji 3,480,120 11/1969 Lenzen et al.192/4 0 Yamaguchi; Yutaka Momose, all of Kariya, Japan PrimaryExaminer-Benjamin W. Wyche v [73] Ass1gnees: Alsln Serkl KabushlklKalsha;

Tplqg r g fi q qnwp V Att0rney-Wenderoth, Lind and Ponack Ltd., both ofKan'ya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan [22 Filed: Oct. 6, 1969 ABSTRACT [21]Appl' 864009 A device for controlling a change-over valve comprises afirst manually operable lever to place the [52] U.S. Cl [92/4 A,251/229, 251/243 change-over valve into a desired position through a [51] Int. Cl 860k 29/02 second lever connected to the valve, and a thirdman- [58] Field of Search. 251/229, 231, 243; ually operable lever toforce, only when actuated, the 192/4 A, 4 B, 4 C valve into neutralposition through the second lever irrespective of the actuation of saidfirst lever, said le- [56] References Cited vers being adapted to allowthe valve to return auto- UNITED STATES PATENTS matically to a forwardor reverse drive position from 3 702 648 11/1972 Mori 192/4 c saidneutral Positim upon release of the third level- 7 Claims, 7 DrawingFigures '20 l 2 l5 1 2b 10? I? 1 lb lfOCl 1;:L :3; I, I l

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SHIN KITANO, HIROJI YAMAGUCHI & YUTAKA MOMOSE,

INVENTORS UAAMLZL/Z 04M ATTORNEY s TRANSMISSION VALVE NEUTRALIZED BYBRAKE APPLICATION This invention relates in general to a device forcontrolling a change-over valve, and particularly to a device forcontrolling a valve for rendering fluid actuated clutch means for use inan industrial vehicle operative or inoperative.

A primary object of this invention is to provide a change-over valvecontrol device, wherein manually operable lever means are providedrespectively to place the change-over valve in a desired position and toforce, only when actuated, the valve into neutral position irrespectiveof the actuation of the former manually operable lever.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device for controllinga valve for rendering fluid actuated clutch means for use in anindustrial vehicle operative or inoperative, wherein the change-overvalve is adapted to be controlled in co-operation with a brake pedal sothat it is possible to cut off or effect a transmission of power from anengine to a driving system without a provision of a special valve forshutoff of fluid flow through a fluid circuit.

A further object of this invention is to provide a control device whichenables an industrial vehicle to inch forwardly or reversely by properlyactuating the brake pedal associated with the control device.

These and further objects of the invention will become more readilyapparent upon a reading of the description following hereinafter, andupon an examination of the drawings, in which;

FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic showing of one embodiment of a transmissionwhich is hydraulically controlled in a common manner;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation-a1 view of an embodiment of a deviceaccording to the invention;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the device in FIG. 2, shown partlyin section;

FIG. 4 is a fragmental section as viewed along line IV--IV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a fragmental section as viewed along line V-V of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5, but showing a modified form ofa cam lever; and

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing essential parts of the cam lever inFIG. 6.

Referring to the drawings and FIG.1 in particular, there is illustrateda transmission of the fluid control type. The numeral 1 designates anoil pump of a conventional form with which fluid, such as oil, within asump tank 2 is pumped up, and fluid under pressure is fed from the pump1 to a regulator valve 3 as well as a valve means 4 for changing-overthe direction in which a vehicle moves. Said oil pump 1 is driven by asuitable engine, such as the vehicle engine (not shown). A valve memberor spool 4a nested in a cylinder or valve housing is adapted to beselectively placed in any one of three positions, that is, a first orforward drive position, a second or reverse drive position, and a thirdor neutral position. As will be described in detail hereinafter, whenthe spool 40 is located in the first position, fluid under pressure fromthe pump 1 is directed through a fluid passageway 40 connected to aninlet port of the cylinder, and a fluid passageway 41 connected to oneoutlet port of the cylinder, to a first or forward drive fluid actuatedclutch means 5a forming a portion of the transmission; when in thesecond position, fluid under pressure entering in the cylinder isdirected through a fluid passageway 42 connected to another outlet portof the cylinder, to second or reverse drive clutch means 5b thereby toeffect reverse drive; and when in the neutral position as shown in FIG.1, fluid under pressure from the conduit 40 is prevented from flowing tosaid clutch means 5a and 5b due to interference by land portions of thevalve spool 4a.

Said power transmission further comprises a gearing 8 which is of theone forward-one reverse type in this embodiment. Designated at 6 is atorque converter through which output power of the vehicle engine istransmitted to the gearing 8. The torque converter is of conventionalconstruction and need not to be further described. Disposed above theregulator valve 3 in FIG. 1 is a relief valve 7 for regulating pressureexerted on circulating oil at therighthand end of the torque converter6.

FIGS. 2 to 5 show the control device of the present invention which isapplicable to the abovementioned valve means 4 and operatively connectedthereto. The device for controlling the change-over valve 4 comprises amounting base 10 fixedly secured to the valve housing of the valve 4 bymeans of bolts as shown. The base 10 at its lefthand end is bifurcatedas indicated in FIG. 3 for a purpose to be now described. Between arms10a and 10b extending leftwardly from the bifurcated base 10, there arefirst and second levers 11 and 12, each pivotally connected to the baseby a common pin 18 of which axial movement is prevented by cooperationamongst its protruding end or head 18a, a washer 29, a split pin 30 andsaid arms as best shown in FIG. 3. At the upper end portion 11c of thefirst lever 11, a link 13 is pivoted which connects the lever 11 to amanually operable shift lever (not shown). Said first and second levers11 and 12 are connected through tension springs 22 and 23 to each other,the first spring 22 being stretched between lefthand holes 11a and 12aformed respectively in substantially horizontally leftwardly extendingportions of the first and second levers 11 and 12, and the second spring23 being similarly stretched between righthand holes 11b and 12b formedrespectively in substantially horizontally rightwardly extendingportions of the first and second levers 11 and 12. The second lever 12at its lower end is forked as best shown in FIG. 2 to hold in itsU-shaped notch a pin 24 connected to the valve spool 4a,thereby-enabling upon rotation of the second lever 12 the valve spool 4ato be moved axially leftwardly or rightwardly into a desired positionwithin the valve housing.

With respect to the arm 10b of the base 10, a cam 16 is loosely orturnably mounted thereto. At the leftwardly extending end portion (FIG.3) of the cam 16, a third or cam lever 15 is fixedly secured, wherebyrotational motion of the cam lever 15 can be transmitted to the cam 16.The cam 16 is prevented from axial movement by co-operation amongst awasher 25, a split pin 26, its enlarged end 16a and the arm 10b. At theupper end portion of said third lever 15 is pivoted a link 14 which isadapted to be co-operated with an actuating means, such as a brake pedal(not shown). As will be apparent from FIGS. 2 and 3, the second lever 12at its upper mid portion is provided with a pin 17 as a cam follower, ahead 17a of the pin 17 being housed within the enlarged end 16a of thecam 16 with a path. Rightward and a leftward axial movement of the pin17 are restrained respectively by said head 17a, and by a washer 27 anda split pin 28.

A groove provided in the enlarged end 16a for the pin head 17a is shapedto cause the driven member, i.e., the pin 17 to be given a desiredmotion as will be described hereinafter. Namely, the groove is of suchdimension as to effectively co-operate with the pin 17.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the cam surface, i.e., thesurface of the groove consists of two curved lines connected by a pairof circular arcs having the same radius of curvature.

As clearly shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, at the horizontally extending portionof the first lever 11, a locking means 19 co-operating with the arm a ofthe base 10 is provided for selectively locking the lever 11 in aposition corresponding to said forward drive, reverse drive, or neutralpositions of the valve spool 4a. The locking means 19 comprises a bolt32 screwed into a through hole 11d bored in the first lever 11, aconvexed member or ball 20 partly housed in said hole 11d, and aresilient means, such as a spring 31, disposed between said bolt 32 andball 20 to constantly push the ball 20 against the inner side of the arm10a. The arm 10a provided in its inner side with three concaves 10c, 10dand 10e with which the ball 20 is selectively engageable uponoscillation of the first lever 11. It will be understood that theconcaves are circumferentially spaced apart by intervals of suchmagnitude as correspond to the amounts of displacement of the valvespool when it is moved from the neutral position to the first and secondpositions.

The operation of the invention comprising the above construction willnow be described.

In FIG. 1, pressurized fluid from the pump 1 is introduced into thechange-over valve 4, with the pressure thereof being regulated into asubstantially constant value by the regulator valve 3. When the valvespool 4a is moved axially leftwardly from the neutral position (as shownin FIG. 1) into the first position in such a manner as will be describedhereinafter, the fluid passageway 40 is communicated with the fluidpassageway 41. Thus fluid in the fluid passageway 41 acts on the clutchmeans 5:: for the forward drive to urge the latter into clutchingengagement, whereby an input gear 8a is selectively clutched to anoutput shaft 6a of the torque converter 6 for integral rotation. Therotational motion of the gear 8a due to the output shaft 6a istransmitted through a first intermediate gear 8c in meshing engagementwith the gear 8a, a second intermediate gear 8d adapted to be rotatedintegrally'with the second gear 80, and an output gear 8g in meshingengagement with the gear 8d to an output shaft 8h and thence to drivingwheels (not shown), thereby driving the vehicle in the forwarddirection.

When it is required to drive the vehicle in the reverse direction,the'valve spool 4a is moved axially rightwardly and placed in thereverse drive position, whereupon the fluid passageway 40 iscommunicated with the fluid passageway 42. Thus, fluid in the fluidpassageway 42 acts on the clutch means 5b for the reverse drive to urgethe latter into clutching engagement, whereby a gear 8b is selectivelyclutched to the output shaft 6a of the torque converter 6 for integralrotation. The rotation of the gear 8b can be transmitted through a thirdintermediate gear 8e meshing with the gear 8b, a fourth intermediategear 8f meshing with the gear 84, the second intermediate gear 8dadapted to be rotated integrally with said gear 8]", and the output gear8g in meshing engagement with the gear 8d to the output shaft 8h andthence to the driving wheels of the vehicle. In this case, due to thepresence of the third gear 8e betweeen the input gear 8b and the fourthgear 8f, the rotational direction of the output shaft 8h is reversed andtherefore the vehicle is moved in the reverse direction.

The shifting of the valve spool 4a from the neutral position to thefirst or the second positions thereof and vice versa is accomplished byoperating the manually operable shifting means connected to the link 13which is, in turn, pivotally connected to the valve spool 4a asdescribed. In FIG. 2, when the first lever 11 is turned in thecounter-clockwise direction through the link 13, the ball 20 of thelocking means 19 provided in the lever 11 is brought into lockingengagement with the concave 10c formed in the arm 10a of the base 10 toretain the first lever 11 in a position corresponding to the forwarddrive position of the valve spool 4a. At the same time, the second lever12 and the pin 17 connected thereto are also turned in thecounterclockwise direction by the same angle of turn because theselevers 11 and 12 are connected to each other by the springs 22 and 23,so that the valve spool 4a operatively engaging with the second lever 12at its lower end is moved into the first or forward drive position.Under these circumstances, if the brake pedal is actuated to apply thebraking motion, the link 14 co-operated with the brake pedal is moved inthe leftward direction while at the same time the third lever 15 isturned in the counterclockwise direction, with the attendant turning ofthe cam 16a in the same direction as shown in FIG. 5 by dotted line.Consequently, the head 17a of the pin 17 is moved back in its neutralposition as shown in FIG. 5 by the upper curved surface of the grooveformed in the enlarged portion 16a. Due to engagement of the pin 17 withthe second lever 12, the latter is also turned back in its neutralposition against the action of the spring 23, resulting in the valvespool 40 being returned to the neutral position. The first lever 1 l is,however, held in the forward drive position by the locking means 19,because the force exerted by the spring 31 of the locking means to pushthe ball 20 against the arm 10a is regulated in a magnitude suffrcientto prevent turning of the first lever 11. It will therefore beunderstood that, if the brake pedal is released and the attendant axialmovement of the link 14 in the rightward direction occurs, the secondlever 12 as well as the valve spool 4a are returned to the respectivefirst positions by the action of the spring 23.

In contradistinction to the above case, when the first lever 11 isturned in the clockwise direction, the ball 20 of the locking means 19is brought into locking engagement with the concave l0e to retain thefirst lever 11 in a position corresponding to the second or reversedrive position of the valve spool 4a. Upon actuation of the brake pedal,the head 17a of the pin 17 in a position corresponding to the secondposition of the valve spool 4a is urged to its neutral position by thecam 16 at its lower surface of the groove formed in the enlarged portion16a, whereby the second lever 12 is caused to move into its neutralposition and the valve spool is in turn moved into the neutral position.When the brake pedal is released, the valve spool 4a is moved back tothe reverse drive position to allow the vehicle to be driven in thereverse direction.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, a modified form of cam 32 is shown as being in theform of bell crank. The bell crank 32 at its fulcrum 32a is mounted forrotation on base 10 by a pin 33, the one end portion 32c of the bellcrank having a link 14' pivotally connected thereto, and the other endportion being formed with a groove 32f having a channel section, and arecess cut in the form of a trapezoid as shown. The channel 32f isdimensioned for a head 17a ofa pin 17'. In the case ofa second lever 12being in a neutral position, the bell crank 32 is adapted to receive inits channel 32f the head 17a of the pin 17 when turned in thecounterclockwise direction. In the case of the second lever 12 and thepin 17 connected thereto being in a first or forward drive position(only one position of the pin 17' is shown by a dotted line in FIG. 6),upon actuation of the brake pedal the pin 17' will be moved back in theneutral position by the engagement of the head 17a with a left camsurface 32d, so that the second lever 12 and in turn a valve spool 4aare placed into the neutral position. In the case of the second lever12' being in a second or reverse drive position, upon actuation of thebrake pedal, the pin 17 will be moved back into the neutral position bythe engagement of its head 17a with a right cam surface 322, with theresult that the valve spool 4a is placed into the neutral position.

From the foregoing it will be seen, according to the present invention,that the brake pedal is associated through the camwith the change-overvalve forming a portion of the transmission, and the manually operableshifting means is associated through the spring means with thechange-over valve so that the transmission may be changed-over toneutral upon actuation of the brake pedal even if the shifting means isnot in its neutral position, and that when the brake pedal is releasedthe valve may be moved back from the neutral position to the first orthe second position. It will also be seen that no power is deliveredthrough the transmission during the braking action so that any mechanismin the power transmitting system may be prevented from being overloaded,and that it is possible to inch the vehicle forwardly or rearwardlymerely by suitably actuating the brake pedal.

While the invention has been illustrated and described with reference tothe preferred embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that variouschanges in the details of constructions and the arrangement andcombination of parts may be made without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention.

What we claim is:

1. A device for controlling a change-over valve having a valve housingand a valve spool selectively placed into one of forward, neutral andreverse positions, comprising a bifurcated base member having spacedarms and fixedly secured to said valve housing;

support axis extending between said arms of said base member;

a first manually operable lever said support axis;

a second lever similarly pivotally supported by said support axis, saidsecond lever being provided with a bifurcated engaging portion engagingsaid valve spool;

each of said first and second levers being provided with arms extendingin opposite directions;

pivotally supported by a pair of spring means stretched between one pairof arms of said first and second levers and between.

the other pair of arms of said first and second levers, each arm pairextending in the same direction, said pair of spring means allowing saidsecond lever to be turned about said support axis with said first leverwhen said first lever is manually turned, thereby to place said valvespool in a selected one of said three positions;

locking means disposed between said first lever and said base member forlocking said first lever therewith to prevent its being turned by saidsecond lever;

a third manually operable lever pivotally supported by said base member;and

cam means fixedly secured to said third lever at one portion thereof andturnably mounted on said base member at another portion thereof, saidcam means further being engaged with said second lever so as to operatesaid second lever according to the turn of the third lever.

2. A device for controlling a change-over valve having a valve housing,comprising a first manually operable lever pivotally connected to saidvalve housing,

a second lever pivoted on said valve housing coaxially with said firstlever, said second lever being provided with an engaging portionengaging said change-over valve,

a pair of resilient transmitting means disposed, re-

spectively, between said first and second levers for transmittingpivotal motion of the first lever to said second lever,

means positioned between said first lever and said valve housing forlocking said first lever with said valve housing to prevent its beingturned by said second lever,

a third lever turnable by manual operation, and

cam means fixedly secured to said third lever at one portion andturnably mounted to said valve housing at another portion thereof, saidcam means further being engaged with said second lever so as to operatesaid second lever according to the turn of said third lever, said cammeans including a curvedly elongated groove having concentric camsurfaces with either of which a cam follower fixedly secured to saidsecond lever is in contact engagement upon movement of said cam means,the radius of curvature of said groove being substantially equal to theradius of turn of said follower.

3. A device for controlling a change-over valve having a valve housing,comprising a support axis mounted to said valve housing,

a first manually operable lever pivotally connected to said valvehousing by said support axis,

a second lever pivoted on said valve housing coaxially with said firstlever by said support axis and having opposite ends, said second leverbeing provided at one of said ends thereof with an engaging portionengaging said change-over valve,

a pair of resilient transmitting means disposed between said first andsecond levers at zones spaced radially in opposite directions from saidsupport axis for transmitting pivotal motion of the first lever to saidsecond lever,

means positioned between said first lever and said valve housing forlocking said first lever with said valve housing to prevent its beingturned by said second lever,

a third lever turntable by manual operation, and

cam means fixedly secured to said third lever at one portion andturnably mounted to said valve housing at another portion thereof, and acam follower fixedly secured to the other end of said second lever andengageable with said cam means so as to operate said change-over valveaccording to the turn of said third lever through said engaging portionof said second lever.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein said pair of resilienttransmitting means are springs.

5. The device according to claim 3, wherein said cam means comprises achannel-shaped groove, and a trapezoid-shaped groove having divergentcam surfaces with either of which said cam follower fixedly secured tothe other of said ends of said second lever is in contact engagementupon movement of said cam means.

6. The device according to claim 3, wherein said change-over valve isadapted to control fluid actuated clutch means through which power froman engine is transmitted to the driving system of a vehicle, and isplaced into one of three, forward drive, neutral and reverse drivepositions by a manually operable shifting means operatively connected tosaid first lever thereby to cause clutching engagemnt and disengagementof said clutch means, and said third lever is associated with a brakepedal so that upon actuation of the brake pedal said cam means movessaid second lever to a position in which said change-over valve is inneutral.

7. A device for controlling a change-over valve having a valve housing,comprising a support axis mounted to said valve housing,

a first manually operable lever pivotably connected to said valvehousing by said support axis,

a second lever pivoted on said valve housing coaxially with said firstlever by said support axis and having opposite ends, said second leverbeing provided at one of said ends thereof with an engaging portionengaging said change-over valve,

each of said first and second levers being provided with arms extendingin opposite directions,

a pair of spring means stretched between one pair of arms of said firstand second levers and between the other pair of arms of said first andsecond levers, each arm pair extending in the same direction, said pairof spring means allowing said second lever to be turned about saidsupport axis with said first lever when said first lever is manuallyturned,

means positioned between said first lever and said valve housing forlocking said first lever with said valve housing to prevent its beingturned by said second lever,

a third lever turnable by manual operation, and

cam means fixedly secured to said third lever at one portion thereof andturnably mounted to said valve housing at another portion, said cammeans comprising a channel-shaped groove and a trapezoidshaped groovehaving divergentcam surfaces, and a cam follower fixedly secured to theother end of said second lever, said cam follower being in contactengagement with either of said cam surfaces upon movement of said cammeans so as to operate said second lever according to the turn of thethird lever.

1. A device for controlling a change-over valve having a valve housing and a valve spool selectively placed into one of forward, neutral and reverse positions, comprising a bifurcated base member having spaced arms and fixedly secured to said valve housing; support axis extending between said arms of said base member; a first manually operable lever pivotally supported by said support axis; a second lever similarly pivotally supported by said support axis, said second lever being provided with a bifurcated engaging portion engaging said valve spool; each of said first and second levers being provided with arms extending in opposite directions; a pair of spring means stretched between one pair of arms of said first and second levers and between the other pair of arms of said first and second levers, each arm pair extending in the same direction, said pair of spring means allowing said second lever to be turned about said support axis with said first lever when said first lever is manually turned, thereby to place said valve spool in a selected one of said three positions; locking means disposed between said first lever and said base member for locking said first lever therewith to prevent its being turned by said second lever; a third manually operable lever pivotally supported by said base member; and cam means fixedly secured to said third lever at one portion thereof and turnably mounted on said base member at another portion thereof, said cam means further being engaged with sAid second lever so as to operate said second lever according to the turn of the third lever.
 2. A device for controlling a change-over valve having a valve housing, comprising a first manually operable lever pivotally connected to said valve housing, a second lever pivoted on said valve housing coaxially with said first lever, said second lever being provided with an engaging portion engaging said change-over valve, a pair of resilient transmitting means disposed, respectively, between said first and second levers for transmitting pivotal motion of the first lever to said second lever, means positioned between said first lever and said valve housing for locking said first lever with said valve housing to prevent its being turned by said second lever, a third lever turnable by manual operation, and cam means fixedly secured to said third lever at one portion and turnably mounted to said valve housing at another portion thereof, said cam means further being engaged with said second lever so as to operate said second lever according to the turn of said third lever, said cam means including a curvedly elongated groove having concentric cam surfaces with either of which a cam follower fixedly secured to said second lever is in contact engagement upon movement of said cam means, the radius of curvature of said groove being substantially equal to the radius of turn of said follower.
 3. A device for controlling a change-over valve having a valve housing, comprising a support axis mounted to said valve housing, a first manually operable lever pivotally connected to said valve housing by said support axis, a second lever pivoted on said valve housing coaxially with said first lever by said support axis and having opposite ends, said second lever being provided at one of said ends thereof with an engaging portion engaging said change-over valve, a pair of resilient transmitting means disposed between said first and second levers at zones spaced radially in opposite directions from said support axis for transmitting pivotal motion of the first lever to said second lever, means positioned between said first lever and said valve housing for locking said first lever with said valve housing to prevent its being turned by said second lever, a third lever turntable by manual operation, and cam means fixedly secured to said third lever at one portion and turnably mounted to said valve housing at another portion thereof, and a cam follower fixedly secured to the other end of said second lever and engageable with said cam means so as to operate said change-over valve according to the turn of said third lever through said engaging portion of said second lever.
 4. The device according to claim 3, wherein said pair of resilient transmitting means are springs.
 5. The device according to claim 3, wherein said cam means comprises a channel-shaped groove, and a trapezoid-shaped groove having divergent cam surfaces with either of which said cam follower fixedly secured to the other of said ends of said second lever is in contact engagement upon movement of said cam means.
 6. The device according to claim 3, wherein said change-over valve is adapted to control fluid actuated clutch means through which power from an engine is transmitted to the driving system of a vehicle, and is placed into one of three, forward drive, neutral and reverse drive positions by a manually operable shifting means operatively connected to said first lever thereby to cause clutching engagemnt and disengagement of said clutch means, and said third lever is associated with a brake pedal so that upon actuation of the brake pedal said cam means moves said second lever to a position in which said change-over valve is in neutral.
 7. A device for controlling a change-over valve having a valve housing, comprising a support axis mounted to said valve housing, a first manually operable lever pivotably connected to said valve housing by said support axis, A second lever pivoted on said valve housing coaxially with said first lever by said support axis and having opposite ends, said second lever being provided at one of said ends thereof with an engaging portion engaging said change-over valve, each of said first and second levers being provided with arms extending in opposite directions, a pair of spring means stretched between one pair of arms of said first and second levers and between the other pair of arms of said first and second levers, each arm pair extending in the same direction, said pair of spring means allowing said second lever to be turned about said support axis with said first lever when said first lever is manually turned, means positioned between said first lever and said valve housing for locking said first lever with said valve housing to prevent its being turned by said second lever, a third lever turnable by manual operation, and cam means fixedly secured to said third lever at one portion thereof and turnably mounted to said valve housing at another portion, said cam means comprising a channel-shaped groove and a trapezoid-shaped groove having divergent cam surfaces, and a cam follower fixedly secured to the other end of said second lever, said cam follower being in contact engagement with either of said cam surfaces upon movement of said cam means so as to operate said second lever according to the turn of the third lever. 